Guide to the Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection MSS.2016.03.05
Rita Wang
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
1/3/2017
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection
creator:
Edwards, Don, 1915- 2015
creator:
Wilkie, Edith
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2016.03.05
Physical Description:
5 boxes
5.5 linear feet.
Date (inclusive): 1926-2015
Abstract: The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection consists of personal photograph albums, scrapbooks, articles, clippings,
and correspondence related to the Don Edwards family. A bulk of the material is focused on former congressman Don Edwards
and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie.
Biographical / Historical
Don Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between the years of 1963-1995. He was born
in San Jose, California on January 6, 1915 and passed away October 1, 2015 at the age of 100. Edwards was married to Edith
Wilkie in 1981 after 11 years together. Wilkie was a peace promoter and arms control activist, working as the executive director
of Congress' bipartisan and bicameral Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus from 1978 to 1995. Wilkie passed away March 31,
2011 due to cancer and pulmonary disease at the age of 64. A majority of the photograph albums and scrapbooks within this
collection were put together by Wilkie.
Related Materials
Don Edwards Congressional Papers, MSS-1995-01-23, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Preferred Citation
Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection, MSS-2016-03-05, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Arrangement
The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Photographs; Series II. Articles
and Clippings; Series III. 100th Birthday Correspondence; and Series IV. Scrapbooks and Binders. All series are organized
chronologically. The collection is arranged by series size and promenance.
Content Description
The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection consists of photo albums, scrapbooks, clippings, articles, and correspondence
related to the Don Edwards family, namely former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie. Photographs
are generally of family outings, travel, and political gatherings and events. Articles and newspaper clippings relate to Edith
Wilkie's passing, Don Edwards' 100th birthday, and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There are various
cards and correspondence which relate to Don Edwards' 100th birthday.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives as the owner of
the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained
by the reader.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Rita Wang (2017).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Calif.) -- Photographs
Legistators -- United States -- Photographs
Edwards, Don, 1915- 2015
Wilkie, Edith
Series I. Photographs
1926-2008
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs and photo albums which document the lives of the Don Edwards Family, namely former congressman
Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie. Photograph subjects include family outings, travel, and political gatherings
and events. This series ranges between 1926-2008, where a bulk of the material ranges between 1967-2006.
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically.
Box 4, Folder 1
Lyndon B. & Lady Bird Johnson
1965
Box 4
1967-1969 Photograph Album
Box 1, Folder 7
September 1975-December 1975
Box 1, Folder 12
September 1979-December 1979
Box 1, Folder 13
February 1980-August 1980
Box 1, Folder 14
August 1980-November 1980
Box 1, Folder 16
Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie Wedding (September 11-13, 1981) (1 of 2)
Box 1, Folder 17
Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie Wedding (September 11-13, 1981) (2 of 2)
Box 2, Folder 3
December 1983-December 1985
Box 2, Folder 4
Spring 1985-September 1987
Box 2, Folder 8
January 1990-June 1994 (H.PT.)
Box 2, Folder 9
January 1993-November 1995
Box 5
Don & Edie Provence 1995 Photograph Album
Box 5
Undated Oversize Photograph Album
Box 5
Undated Framed Photographs
Series II. Articles and Clippings
1989-2015
Scope and Contents
This series contains articles and newspaper clippings on various topics related to Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie. Articles
on Edith Wilkie focus primarily on her passing and her biography. Articles, newspaper clippings, and rememberances on Don
Edwards relate to Edwards' retirement, 100th birthday, his passing, and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Includes a CD containing a digital photograph album in memory of Don Edwards. Also included within this series are newspaper
clippings related to golfing, sent to Edwards from a news publication. The materials with this series date between the years
of 1989-2015.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in chronological order based on each folder's earliest date.
Box 3, Folder 1
Golfing Newspaper Clippings
1989-2013
Box 3, Folder 2
Don Edwards Articles, Clippings, and Rememberances
1994-2015
Box 3, Folder 3
Edith Wilkie Edwards Commemoration
2011
Series III. 100th Birthday Correspondence
2014-2015
Scope and Contents
This series contains all correspondence and commendations received by Don Edwards related to his 100th birthday on January
6, 2015. Included are cards, letters, e-mails, and multiple copies of a congressional record. These materials range between
late 2014 to early 2015.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in the original order.
Box 3, Folder 4
Don Edwards' 100th Birthday Correspondence (January 6, 2015) (1 of 2)
2014-2015
Box 3, Folder 5
Don Edwards' 100th Birthday Correspondence (January 6, 2015) (2 of 2)
2014-2015
Series IV. Scrapbooks and Binders
1969-2015
Scope and Contents
This series contains one scrapbook from the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The photographs and newsletters
within this scrapbook date from the years 1988-2006, with a bulk of the material falling between 1988-2000.
Box 3
Personalized Binders
1969-2015
Box 4
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Scrapbook
1988-2006
1988-2000
